Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-09
FARMERS ASSEMBLY.
oPxHrEo LAST NloRT OF ITS THIRD
ANNUAL SESSION..
Agricultural Bill Presonted-SxecasiVe
Committee Elected '-Dailroad DIS
oYimination, &C., &c


convened in iis third annual session III
iho hall OF Glc House Of Delegates atS
O'Clock last night. There were ABOUT
seventy delegates present.
The president Colonel Beverley IN
calling the meeting 70 order made a
brief hut very happy speech lie sad
that since the last meeting OF the As
scmbly forty new farmers clnos
have been organized In the state.
1c was happy TO soy Tat Tor inc h[St
timc the farmers are beng heard IN the
conncils of the nation. The passage OF
the bill providing for the establishment
of q department of a@1cui'nre by
The House of Representatives by
"a large majority meant great
good. This hill has been re-
portcd bv the Senate committee Win
lew upoiioctiouablc amendments ANA
uuloss the time is too short i vlli GER
family become law ut this session OF
CONGRESS. The plcuro pneumonia hlll,
ihe sipnal-scryicc bill. and the one pro-
viding for the establishment OF aSrl-
cultural stations. for which SO, UyO Is
f. he appropriated, viii, Colonel Bev-
erlcv said, certainly pass both branches
Of Congress al this and the next session.
In closing Colonel Beverley said nc
was Glad 10 say that he could see the
Light Of day at last, and for tins he
thanked God.
REPORT OF ExECUTVE COMMITTEE.
Mr.. J. =. Corb.n of Caroline, chair
man of the Executive Committee, pre-
scented the report Of this committee,
which contained nothing Of public in
forest II was passed by to be consid-
cred by sections
The report Of the Finance Commit
Zee showed the treasury to be empty
and the finances Of the Assembly go
in arrears.
An assessment of 81 per delegate was
made for the expenses Of this session.
The gentlemen came forward quite
promptly and paid mp.
AGRiCUITUEAL BILL.
Mr.. Lyman. Of Albemarlc, chairman
of the committee appointed at the last
session 10 frame bill for the promo
X ~ nroscntrd a rcnort in which
al oa,n,,i,toe ol,-ieed fine formation Of
n STATE Board Of Agriculture, to be
composed Of representatives Of all the
AGRICULTURAL societies of the State: that
the Board Of Directors consist Of the
,,r.s;1cnf and vice president from
H. staff Agricultural Society and
3Lr,c mcubors to be APPOINTED by the
Gn,,rnor from the three grand divi-
eious of tbp State-viZ.. Tidewater.
PIEDMONT and fhc Valley of virginia,
incluJiup Southwest Virginia -andthat
4lr Commissioner of Agriculture be cr-
rN,jo a member and the secretary
and treasurer of said Board.
II uro,,o.as ~ rive tbp Commissioner
Of toriculturc $1,000 for his depart
mont which is also 10 include the
Eureau a. Enumeration: and if there
L. amy eur1,lus or,ruipo over and above
The lamentations made additionally,
tbot If SHAH be- auplicd f. this depart.
mont # further proposes TO give
o. 5OO fo thc State FAIR ~ assist it i'm
making a crcdifablc annual exhibit and
afford sufficient facilities for the same.
II urcyidos that the State FAIR shall be
held in Richmond every other year
only. and each alternate wear it is to be
held in such portion OF the State rs the
STATE Board of Agriculture NAV elect.
and ON such terms and under such
ioint regulations as may be agreed upon
between tlc said Board of Agriculture
and the representative agricultural in
forests of the locality so chosen.
Statements are required of all pre-
miugs awarded for animals. imple-
muts. fruits vegetables. cereals. or
other exhibits, giving the peculiar ex-
ccllcucc of the exhibit as written 10y an
expert in each department, with the
name and tLc address of each exhibi-
tor.
The STATE Board is TO meet in Rich
mond on the second Tuesday IN Janu-
any inoarh year. but the Executive Com
nittee can cell meetings Mt any time.
Ono experiment station is sought to
10 established at the University OF Nlr-
gina, and detailed instructions are
given nor DTS management This is IN
W" "i 5i. '"'' tl'", 'uo n1 ~ 10
f ~li,I a,,,,l.lnoft ,nl.r r,o so, ~ 7,
l'|',1i: ~ lC1 f,r IT, H. lr, ,,C '''''
u, o;,ns a. nro,;ln f,Ti flr,nrrs, ;nsti.
&c.. I'll. XII ~ .l;,,,,r',,t ,,lao.snrd
~ ~ a. So IN ' ny
'"i-.'' '"N,' '' 'i', ''"''' iUI ''lc '''9'
0s7ioh ana 'oiisldei'uoh OF questions
f',a'ihg u Pr"c'IcH agriculture h0ru-
'n',iI'' P.ioi"E!' "'r "c'' ana tneI
SNa" app o4nt comp 'eH' persons 10 lec-
ioIe on ia %srcu'''Ia ~ 'n l1, hlh4red S9o-
Gus. ! .e sum oi 7''o'o Is ue'olou 10
'N. u, o"Jco| ~. ,n
nc '"i'iiii''''' io' ~. ,iie "Ps
l'ih'in'u' oi Il coinuii'!ec CONSISTING oI
me 'oihNl 1t Oh A8rlcui'ure, tle
secretary OF the STATE Aglcuit'lral Com-
miticc, the secretary oil the state tarin-
tis Asst moiy, the secretary OF the state
iomoioecaI society, and one mGmber
rom lidG|a'cr' Il9dhont' ana the
N"lI'y oil ' Virginia whose uu'y silall DE
20 canvas 'ie 9'a,e III the interest Oh
flch blll as iS adopted ny this Assembly
Ims mll WAS iuade the speclaI order
iDr II \. ~. to-day.
r,roAVT. uUyrRrfy RESIGNS